2 | Rose Tarlow now makes this gorgeous hand dyed , hand woven fabric in Senegal that just makes my heart hum... so usable though it ain't cheap (about $268 a yard)... but the look and feel of the design adds an instant world culture vibe into a room without sacrificing high end chic and class. Know what I mean?

3 | My friend and artist extraordinaire Nancy Lorenz has just created new work where she layers gesso and gold leaf on top of cardboard of all things. The cardboard gives a watery, ripple like effect to the surface of her "canvas" which I find edgy and appealing. And there is something wonderfully decadent and earthy about using something so valuable on such humble, knock about material. Available through Morgan Freeman Gallery in NYC.

5 | I used this artful Flame of Forest chandelier from Stefanie Odegard Collection in a Showhouse in the Hamptons last Summer and I still dream about using it in a project some day. Being a romantic, this fixture - of course - reminds me of papyrus plants on the Nile at sunset.

Below I used FOUR of my Fab 5 in the same room - the Flame of Forest Chandelier, a Nancy Lorenz triptych over the bed, the alpaca throw draped across the sheets and a Suri pillow on the slipper chair. The Rose Tarlow fabric hadn't been created yet but it would have looked, well, FAB, in the space too, don't you think?

Thank you, Katie! We adore your Fab Five selections and loved seeing how you used several of them in a room that you designed. For those of you who have not yet seen it, be sure to check out Katie's Proust on Design interview from last summer.